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# Analysis: ~1M $TRUMP retail buyers lost a combined $3.81B, while ~500K mostly-early wallets captured $4B in gains, a textbook memecoin wealth transfer (New York Times)

**Source:** Unknown  
**Published:** July 5, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260705/p6#a260705p6  

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